Call for Papers

The 2018 Annual iHITA Research Conference

Sunday, June 17th, 2018

Location: George R. Brown Convention Center

Room: 362 A/D

Houston, Texas, USA

The International Hospitality Information Technology Association (iHITA) is a professional organization for educators, researchers and practitioners who are committed to the advancement of hospitality technology. The iHITA conference, the oldest research conference focusing solely on hospitality technology, is a successful forum for bringing together key players (such as educators, vendors, and researchers) of information technology in the global hospitality industry with the goal of improving the quality of education, research, and the technology itself.

The iHITA conference is a co-located conference with HITEC (www.hitec.org), the world’s largest hospitality technology show, and offers attendees the opportunity to interact with hospitality technology vendors and operators while experiencing the latest technology products and innovations at the exhibit floor.

The applicable research domain of papers submitted to the conference should be considered for wide interpretation by researchers as there is clear interest across all pertinent aspects of the hospitality, travel and tourism academic domain. Research topics could include, but are not limited to, the following:

·Biometric Applications·Business Intelligence·Distribution Technologies·eCommerce and Distribution·eCRM·eLearning·eProcurement·Electronic Governance·Electronic Marketing·GPS and Location-Based Services·Green Technologies·Interoperability of Technology·IT Outsourcing·IT Control and Preparation for Disaster·IT in Medical Tourism·RFID

·Revenue Management Domains

·Revenue Management and Technology

·Security and Privacy of Transactions and Information

·Self Service Technologies

·Social Media Marketing

·Technology Leverage and Use

·Technology and the Law

·Technology in New Product Development

·Technology Usability

·User Generated Content

·Virtual Presence and Virtual Reality Applications

·Web 2.0/Travel 2.0

·Web Evaluation and Metrics

·Wireless and Mobile Technologies

·Other technology related topics

If you are unsure about a topic for submission please contact the conference chair,Dr. Thomas Schrier, schriert@iastate.edu.

All submissions will undergo a double blind review process. Submissions can be made as three page extended abstracts or as full papers (minimum 2500 words). Please see the details below. At least one author of the submissions accepted must register for the conference by June 1, 2018 @11:59 PM (PDT).

Track 1: Full Paper (minimum 2500 words, excluding references) -- The primary objective of this track is to provide a forum for reporting "state-of-the-art" research in hospitality technology which focuses on innovative developments in concepts, models, theories, and/or applicability. Papers accepted in this track will be eligible for the HFTP sponsored US$2000 Best Paper Award. The author(s) of the winning paper will have the opportunity to publish a summary of their work in HFTP's Bottomline magazine and reach out to the global readership of hospitality professionals. HFTP will also provide complimentary registration to HITEC 2019 along with a two night stay at on of the conference hotels. In addition, winning author(s) will receive complimentary registration to the iHITA 2019 Annual Research Conference.

Track 2: Extended Abstract (minimum 500 words, not to exceed 3 pages excluding references) – This track is intended to encourage the presentation of research studies that may not yet be fully completed but may be of significant interest to the hospitality technology community. Both conceptual and empirical studies on "research in progress" would fit into this track. However, authors who want to share their completed research projects in abstract form are welcomed to submit to this track. Papers submitted for this track will not be considered for the HFTP sponsored Best Paper Award.

Best Presentation Award: All papers presented at the conference will be eligible for the HFTP sponsored US$250 Best Presentation Award where a panel of industry judges will evaluated each presentation and select the winner.

All details of the conference, including author guidelines are available at the iHITA website atwww.ihita.org/cfp

Registration Fee:(includes one year membership to iHITA and access to the HITEC Exhibit floor)

Faculty & Industry Professionals

Students (w/verification of student status)

Until Apr. 22, 2018

$165 USD

$65 USD

Apr. 23 - June 1, 2018

$190 USD

$90 USD

June 2 - June 16, 2018

$225 USD

$125 USD

The day of (June 17, 2018)

$275 USD

$175 USD

Please note that at least one author must register for the conference by June 1, 2018in order for a paper or abstract to be included in the conference program and the proceedings.

We look forward to receiving your submissions and would like to invite you to join us in Houston for the iHITA 2018 Annual Research Conference.